Hello, On Thu, 7 Apr 2022 11:23:55 -0300 Jason Gunthorpe wrote: > > > > diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/irdma/cm.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/irdma/cm.c > > > > index dedb3b7edd8..019dd8bfe08 100644 > > > > +++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/irdma/cm.c > > > > @@ -3252,8 +3252,11 @@ void irdma_cleanup_cm_core(struct irdma_cm_core *cm_core) > > > > return; > > > > > > > > spin_lock_irqsave(&cm_core->ht_lock, flags); > > > > - if (timer_pending(&cm_core->tcp_timer)) > > > > + if (timer_pending(&cm_core->tcp_timer)) { > > > > + spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cm_core->ht_lock, flags); > > > > del_timer_sync(&cm_core->tcp_timer); > > > > + spin_lock_irqsave(&cm_core->ht_lock, flags); > > > > + } > > > > spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cm_core->ht_lock, flags); > > > > > > This lock doesn't seem to be protecting anything. Also do we need to > > > check timer_pending()? I think the del_timer_sync() function will just > > > return directly if there isn't a pending lock? > > > > Thanks a lot for your advice, I will remove the timer_pending() and the > > redundant lock. > > Does del_timer_sync work with a self-rescheduling timer like this has? The del_timer_sync() will kill the timer although it is self-rescheduling. We could use other functions to arouse timer again besides timer handler itself. Best regards, Duoming Zhou